We adore today's featured design! This wedding was a stunning classic affair documented by Miami wedding & fashion photographer Katie Lopez. We love the combination of the beautiful traditional church ceremony and the romantic modern garden reception. Throw in an adorable wiener dog and a sleek classic automobile and we're hooked! Thanks for letting us work with your beautiful images, Katie! 
 
Here are some of our favorite spreads: 

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Design by: Michelle (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Denise

Today we get the pleasure of sharing some words and images by Abby Grace, a super-fun and mega-talented Align client. We love what Abby has to say about how the speed of outsourcing her album designs ultimately results in a better experience for her clients. Plus, we get to share some photos Abby took of her Align-designed studio sample album -- oh how we love seeing our designs come alive in printed form! Without further ado... here's Abby: 
 
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Hi, I'm Abby Grace! I'm a photographer located just outside of Washington, DC, and I specialize in Anniversaries and Weddings. My business is focused on breathing life into the marriages I have the opportunity to photograph by using imagery to remind my couples of their own fierce, fierce love.  
 
I made the decision to outsource to Align 1.5 years ago after a photographer I look up to pointed out how my current album process, which was seriously drawn out and frustrating, was my clients' last interaction with me, and how I was souring the rest of their experience with a poor album process. 

I used to get really anxious about designing albums, and the revisions would weigh on me for weeks until I finally forced myself to do them. After my first album with Align in mid-2013, I never even considered going back to designing myself. My clients love how easy and fast the process is too! No more waiting for 3 weeks for me to make each round of corrections. :)  
 
I've even had one of my Align album designs finished in a week, from the time I submitted my images to the time I received my final spreads. I was completely blown away! My clients are in infinitely better hands than they would be if I was still trying to do this on my own. 
 
The time I've saved by outsourcing my album designs is worth its weight in gold. I'm now free to SHOOT MORE, which is ultimately why I chose this career! It also allows me more time to devote to loving on my clients, whether that's answering emails in a timely fashion, editing their images more quickly, etc. Along with that, I've also had more time to work on my plans for world domination, they're coming along pretty nicely. :) 
 
One of my tips for getting the process started and finished much more quickly is to choose the images FOR my clients based on the folder of "Abby's favorites" I used to craft their blog post. This makes it easier to get started, so I'm not waiting on my couples to pair down 700-900 images into roughly 100 for their album, but they can still switch in/out any photos they like during their two rounds of review. 
 
Outsourcing to Align has streamlined my album process in such an amazing way and lifted a burden off my shoulders - I can't NOT recommend Align to other photographers. :) 
 
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Thanks so much for sharing your insights and experiences, Abby! And an extra thank you for sending these photos of the studio sample album you ordered from Leather Craftsmen. It looks so beautiful! 
 
Here are a few of our favorite spreads:

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Design by: Andrea (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Denise

Oh how we love Julie Wilhite's classic & beautiful photography style! Julie is a wedding and portrait photographer in Houston/Austin area of Texas. We've previously featured another album design of hers here. Click over to see it and read more about the importance Julie places on storytelling. 
 
Today we're featuring a wedding Julia shot at the Rice University campus in Houston. The brick archways throughout the album design are the epitome of university architecture and make perfect portrait locations! These are a few of our favorite spreads from this design: 
 
 

Click through the slideshow below to see the whole design! 
 

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Design by: Shannon (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Denise

We simply adore the following album design that features photography by Akil Bennett! Akil is a Houston-based wedding photographer who began working with Align just a few months ago. This wedding was an elegant event held in Houston at Chateau Polonez, a European-style venue whose grand features provided gorgeous photography settings. Akil's images are stunning on their own but we love how the ample white space in this album design highlights the images as art! 
 
Akil was kind enough to take photos of the final printed product he ordered through Graphi Studio. Thanks SO MUCH, Akil! We LOVE seeing the printed albums!

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Design by: Sarah (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Denise

Today's featured album design tells the story of a rustic, woodsy, Nebraska wedding shot by Amanda Kohler Photography. We're so excited to share it with you! Amanda is an Omaha-based wedding photographer whose style is classic, soft, and beautiful. 
 
We've previously featured Amanda's Fun Chicago Weddding album design on the blog and while this wedding couldn't be more different from that urban event, we love the other angle it features of what the U.S. Midwest has to offer. 
 
Here are some of our favorite spreads from this design:

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Design by: Denise (View More) // Design style: Classic (View More) // Blog post written by: Denise